Our Projects
Expanding HIV prevention, care, and treatment services to reach Universal Access (80% coverage) to reduce both incidence and the associated impact (2019-to date).
This project targets adolescent girls and young women (GYWs)with behavioural change interventions; HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support; gender-based Violence prevention and management; community mobilization and norm change while addressing violence and harmful cultural practices. The project is working with 9 link and high-volume health facilities where GYWs are referred and supported to remain in care and conducting community health outreaches to ensure sexual reproductive health services are accessible, available, and friendly to GYWs. These outreaches are designed specifically to reach GYWs, through a youth friendly package of care. This project is being implemented in Machakos County (Matungulu, Mavoko, Yatta and Masinga SubCounties), Kajiado County (Kajiado central, Eastsub-counties), and North sub-counties,supported by global fund through Kenya Red Cross Society.
She Leads Programme-funded by the Dutch MOFA
This is a five-year 2021-2025 lobby and advocacy programme. GEM Trust is implementing this project at the National level, leading national, regional and international advocacy interventions. At the National level GEM Trust is supporting 11 community-based organizations through capacity building and creating spaces for girls and young women to access decision making spaces. The strategic objective of the She Leads programme is to increase the sustained influence of Girls and Young Women (GYW) on decision-making and the transformation of gender norms in formal and informal institutions.
We Lead is a five-year programme-funded by Dutch MOFA; 2021- 2025
This project aims to ensure that right holders play a leading role in strengthened and inclusive organisations and movements that enjoy increased public support and have convinced duty-bearers and health-service providers to take steps towards implementing laws, policies and practices that respect and protect these young women’s SRH-R by 2025. GEM Trust is supporting 14 community-based organizations that are focused on young women living with HIV, refugees, LGBTQ, young women with disability to build their capacity in advocacy with an aim of creating public support for the SRHR needs of young women.
Engaging Men to Address Social Norms that Promote GBV Among Women and Girls in the Maasai Community; 2019-2020
This project is aimed at engaging men to address sexual violence including harmful cultural practices. This project was implemented in Kajiado County and is supported by grand challenges Canada.
Improved evidence and response to FGM; 2019-2022
Having previously supported the development of County specific anti FGM policies and action plans in 22 FGM hot spot Counties and conducted a cross-border survey on FGM in Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. Additionally, we documented voices and experiences of girl’s survivors of FGM, teenage pregnancy and child marriage, to amply their voices to end these harmful practices and make a case for investment in ending these vices.
Protecting, respecting, and fulfilling young people’s sexual and reproductive Health Rights in Kenya; 2016-2020
This was a four-year programme that is implemented by a platform consisting of thirteen organizations in Kenya. These organizations undertake national, regional, and international advocacy to advance the realization and fulfilment of sexual reproductive health rights of young people. In doing this the platform engages with policy makers, young people as well as other civil society organizations. GEM Trust served as co-chair of this platform in 2017 and chaired the technical working group on comprehensive sexuality education within the platform. This project is supported by Rutgers, Choice, Dance for life, HIVOs, IPPFROA and ARROW.
Accelerating achievements of the Protection against Domestic Violence Act in Kenya; 2018-2020
This project aimed at supporting access to justice for survivors of domestic violence through development to PADV Act rules. To achieve this, GEM Trust in collaboration with state department for gender and affirmative action constituted a working group that brought together Kenya Law reform commission, Office of the Director of public prosecution, National Police service, Judiciary specifically the rules committee and civil society organizations to develop the rules. This project was successful as the rules were developed and gazetted in October 2020.This project was implemented at the National level supported by Amkeni Wa Kenya.
Accelerating sexual reproductive health and rights awareness among young women and women with disability in Kenya; 2017-2020.
This project was aimed at strengthening the uptake of PrEP among young women through creating awareness among young women and health workers.
Strengthening Advocacy on Forced Sterilization in Kenya. 2016-2018
The goal of the project was to end forced and coerced sterilization of Women living with HIV(WLHIV) in Kenya. The project targeted WLHIV, County Ministries of Health and Community Members in Nairobi, Kisumu and Kakamega. The project goal was achieved through provision of psychosocial support, support for access to justice for women affected by forced and coerced sterilization in Kenya and engagement with Ministries of health in the target counties. This project was supported by OSIEA.
Increasing Awareness on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights and Building Capacity for Economic Empowerment among Adolescent Girls in Nairobi and Kisumu Counties; 2014-2016
This project aimed at increasing awareness on sexual reproductive health and rights and building capacity for economic empowerment for adolescent girls and young women in Nairobi and Kisumu Counties. The goal of the project was achieved through sensitizing adolescent girls and young women on sexual reproductive health and rights and building capacity for economic empowerment, through business development training. This project is supported by HIVOs.
Scaling up PrEP Advocacy in Kenya 2014
This project aimed at shaping the PrEP agenda in Kenya. The project targeted the National AIDS Control Council (NACC), women, discordant couples and community members in Nairobi, Kiambu and Homabay Counties. The project goal was achieved through creating awareness on PrEP, advocating for the inclusion of PrEP in the Kenya AIDs Strategic Framework (KASF), and supporting PrEP champions at the county level.